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GAR AXLE BOX PEDESTAL. No. 544,701. Patented Aug. 20, 1,895.

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s. J. VAN STAVOREN. CAR AXLE BOX PEDESTAL.

No. 544,701. Patented Aug. 20, 1895.

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-LB' I Patented Aug. 20, 1895.

UNTTED STATES PATENT OF icE. I

SAMUEL J. VAN STAVOREN,YOF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OFONE-HALF TO CHARLES F. VAN HORN, OF SAME PLACE; CHARLES F. VAN HORNEXEOUTOR OF SAID VAN STAVOREN, DECEASED.

CAR-AXLE-BOX PEDESTAL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 544,701, dated August20, 1895 7 Application filed February 3, 1894. Serial No. 499,561. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, SAMUEL J. VAN STA-VOREN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in thecounty of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Oar-Axle-Box Pedestals; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention has relation to car-axle-box pedestals of the type havingelongated U- shaped open-top plateswhich embrace 'the bottom and sidesof and are bolted to the upper chord or framing of the car-truck andhave depending separated guides or ways, between which are locatedtheaxle-boxes.

Heretofore these pedestals have commonly been made of cast metal, andare, of course, necessarily heavy or contain a maximum amount of metalto impart to them the required strength and durability for resisting thewear and tear of ordinary use, but which does not necessarily admit ofthem resisting.

the undue strains or shocks incident to colllSlOllS, breaking of axles,or other like accidents, and as they often break apart during theseaccidents their sustaining power is lost,

which, if available at such times, might greatly tend to mitigate someof the bad effects or damages resulting from such accidents.Furthermore, as they are unduly heavy they materially increase thedead-weight of the trai and running cost of railway-traffic.

My invention has for its object to produce a light-weight, strong, anddurable car-axle-' box pedestal of the type described which will notonly resist the wear and tear of ordinary use, but will not break apartwhen subjected to undue strains incident to collisions, breaking ofaxles, or other analogous accidents,

thereby having its sustaining power available for use'at times when thesame is most re quired.

My invention accordingly consists of an axle-box pedestal and of thecombinations, constructions, and arrangements of parts as hereinaftermore fully described in the specification and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings, whereinto the upper chordor frame of the truck.

the bottom plate for. the upper U-shaped part of the pedestal. Fig. 4isa perspective of a .blank from which are made aform of transversebrackets or bars for connecting the lower ends of the ways or guidesbetween which the axle-box is located. Fig. 5 is a perspective of suchbracket or bar. Fig. 6 is a vertical section of a part of one of saidlower ends,'showing another form of said bracket or bar. Fig. 7 is anelevation of a part of the upper U-shaped plate for the pedestal,showingthimbles separate from the plate and passing into openingstherein, and through which the boltsare passed for securing the Pedestal70 Fig. 8 is a vertical section, partly broken away and in elevation, ofthe pedestal and the truck upper chord or frame, showing more plainlysaid thimbles or fastening-bolts. vFig. 9 is a perspective View of acar-axle-box pedestal, showing its component parts electrically Weldedor connected together without the aid of rivets, screws, or otheranalogous fastening devices. v

A represents a form of wrought-metal axlebox pedestal composed of anupper U-shaped plate B, having two vertical sides I) b and bottom I),from which depends ways or guides O O, which are separated from oneanother so as to form a space D, in which is located the axle-box, whichis not shown'in the draw- I ings, as the same is well known. The ways orguides O O are each composed of two separated parallel sides 0 c, thelower ends 0' c of which are connected by transverse brackets or bars HH. All of these parts are made of Wrought metal as contradistinguishedfrom cast metal. Thus, for instance, they may be made of wrought-iron,steel, or other suitable v analogous metal. The metal from which they 5are made is preferably rolled and shaped to the required form for saidparts and the lat ter are secured together in any suitable or desiredmanner, as shown in the drawings, or as illustrated, described, andclaimed in my Ico other concurrent pending applications filed on evendate with this application, Serial Nos. 499,562, 499,563, 499,564,499,565, and 499,566.

In the drawings the ways or guides O and the sides I) of the U-shapedtop plate B are indicated, formed, or cut from one sheet of metal or areintegral, the sides 5 having punched or formed therein openings 1), withinner-projecting integral thimbles 11 through which pass the transverseboltsf, for securing the pedestal to the upper chord or frame G of thetruck, as more plainly indicated in Fig. 8. The bottom I) for the upperU- shaped plate B is indicated formedof aplate ofrolled metal havinglengthwise edge flanges 12 provided with rivet or other holes b, whichregister with corresponding apertures in the ways or guides O O, andthrough which rivets or bolts 6 are inserted for securing said partsrigidly and firmly together. The bottom 1) is provided withvertically-located openings 1), having on its upper sideintegrally-formed thimbles bl, through whichpass the vertically-locatedbolts g, for securing the pedestal to the truck upper chord or frame, asmore plainly illustrated in Fig. 8.

II II represent: transverse brackets or'bars of rolled metal having edgeflanges h h, provided with rivet or other openings h, which registerwith corresponding openings in the lower ends 0' c of sides 0 c of waysor guides O for the insertion of rivets or other devices 72, forfastening the brackets to said lower ends, for connecting them together,and for providing additional supporting-surface for the axle-boxeslocated in space D between the guides C O. In the drawings thesebrackets or bars II are illustrated as of right-angle form havingvertical leg 71 and horizontal leg 7%. These angular brackets or bars HH may be formed from one piece of metal, a blank for which is shown inFig.4,and the finished bar formed therefrom,-as illustrated in Fig. 5,or they may consist of two separate bars or brackets suitablyriveted tothe sides 0 c, as indicated in Fig. 6, or they may otherwise beprovided'for, as shown and described in the concurrent applicationsabove stated.

The thimbles Z1 Z2 may, if desired, be formed separate from the parts ofthe U'shaped top plate B, as shown more plainly in Figs. 7 and S.

From the foregoing it will be noted that all of the parts of thepedestal are formed of wrought metal, suitably shaped as desired or therequirements for use demand, and that all the component parts areriveted or otherwise analogously secured together to form arigidpedestal. It will further be noted that the pedestal has a U shapedtop, with its open side upward, and that from the bottom of said top andat its sides depend the parallel guides G C, the lower ends of which areclosed or united by cross-pieces or brackets 11 H, to impart to saidends the usual maximum transverse strength or rigidity.

This construction provides a light-weight, strong, and durable axle-boxpedestal, thereby very materially diminishing the deadweight to becarried and, consequently, the running expense of railway-traffic.

Furthermore, as the pedestals are made of wrought metal they do notbreak apart in accidents due to collisions, breaking of caraxles, andjumping of cars from the tracks, or other analogous causes.

If desired, the flanges for the plates Z) may be cut away at the top ofthe opening D, as indicated in full lines, Fig. 1, or said flanges mayremain intact, as illustrated by broken or dotted line as in saidfigure.

It is evident that the component parts of the pedestals may be shaped,constructed, and secured together in various ways without departing fromthe spirit of the invention. I do not in this application confine'myselfto the constructions and securement together of the same, as shown anddescribed, as any of the constructions set forth in said concurrentapplications or other desired constructions may be substituted. Again,the component parts of the pedestal, instead of being riveted oranalogously secured together, maybe electrically welded together, inwhich case all the surfaces of the pedestal will be free from rivet orbolt heads, as shown in Fig. 9, in which case it will be noted that allthe surfaces of the pedestal are smooth surfaces or are similar topedestals which are cast in one piece. It will be also noted from theforegoing that the parts composing the pedestal are cut or stamped fromordinary forms of wrought metal without necessitating any specialmachinery for stamping or pressing them into shape, and this avoidanceof shaping or pressing of the component parts of the pedestal is anessential feature of my invention, as it admits of making aligl1t-weight,but strong and durable, pedestal at a minimum cost.

What I claim is 1. The car axle box pedestal each side composed ofinverted integral U-shaped plates or guides, provided with thimbles, atransverse top plate uniting said U-shaped plates near the top thereofand transverse angle plates uniting the depending parts of said U-shapedplates, substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

2. The car axle box pedestal, composed of separately formed U-shapedplates having thimbles in the upper portion thereof, the top platehaving downwardly turned flanges and thimbles, and uniting said platesor guides, the transverse angle plates provided with flanges and adaptedto unite the lower ends of said plates or guides substantially as andfor the purpose herein set forth and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL J. VAN STAVOREN.

\Vitnesses:

J OHN RODGERS, A. C. ALEXANDER.

